Questioning is an important part of critical thinking which leads to more effective reading.

Questioning allows you to check your understanding as you read.

Questioning gives you the opportunity to monitor your own progress.

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Understanding what you are reading is very important. It is very common for our brains to temporarily zone out and miss information.

While you are reading, stop and ask yourself questions.

There are different types of questions you can ask.

You can ask yourself questions that will check your comprehension.

What did I just read?

What was the purpose of what I just read?

You can ask questions about making predictions.

What do I think will happen next?

Do I recognize any patterns (cause and effect, problem and solution, etc.)?

You can ask questions to make connections.

Where have I encountered this topic before?

When have I heard these specific vocabulary words before?

How does this topic affect me?

You can ask questions to help see the structure of what you are reading.

How does the author organize the text?

Which paragraphs can be chunked together? (Which paragraphs are similar in information?)

What is the purpose of each chunk?

What is the overall purpose of the text?

By asking yourself questions while reading, you are engaging more directly with text.

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